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What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve

Posted by Woodchuck on August 27, 2002

In Reply to: What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve posted by ESC on August 27, 2002

: : Does anyone know the meaning of this phrase?

: What you don't know can't hurt you.

Perhaps I'm being persnickety, but I must respectfully disagree with you as one can "turn a blind eye" and have full knowledge of what they are refusing to examine. This is a poetic spin on "out of sight, out of mind".

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